If you’re hoping to attract a lot of birds to your yard or garden, you should give some thought to its design and layout. Your aim should be to provide a haven for the birds where they get a feeling of security and freedom. This means not only providing them with a suitable habitat but also placing things such as your bird feeders, bird houses and sources of water in suitable locations where the birds are safe from predators. The garden should have as much as possible of the three basic vegetation layers. That is, a lower level with plenty of ground level plants, a middle tier with lots of shrubs and bushes and a higher level consisting of trees. Of course not everyone is lucky enough to have a large yard but in such cases trees in surrounding areas such as neighbours yards or a nearby park can act as the upper tier if necessary. Even if you only have a tiny yard, you can still put out food and water for the birds and expect to get visitors, as long as you remember to consider the basic tips: